Getting Through the Week Podcast

How often do we hear something alarming, feel an immediate emotional response, and pass it along before we ever stop to ask whether we have the whole story? Fear travels fast. Repeated messages can start to sound like facts, urgency can replace understanding, and before we know it, we're reacting to information we haven't fully examined. In this episode of Getting Through the Week, we're taking a...

Are you living your life… or spending your time worrying about what might happen next? Between social media, news headlines, conversations with friends, and the constant stream of predictions about what’s coming, it’s easy to get caught up in a cycle of fear and uncertainty. We hear the same messages repeated until they start to feel like facts—and before we know it, we may be living as though the...

Have you ever known, logically, that you don't have the whole story—but emotionally, it feels like the worst-case scenario is already happening? You replay conversations. Search for clues. Imagine what might have gone wrong. And before you know it, uncertainty has become a story about what someone else thinks of you, what a situation means, or whether you somehow weren't enough. And even when you...

Why do we keep hoping for a different ending—even when something feels painfully familiar? Sometimes it isn't just about choosing the wrong person, finding the wrong opportunity, or making another bad decision. Sometimes we're repeating a role we've played before: the fixer, the pursuer, the overexplainer, the one who waits, or the one who keeps working harder to make something work. And underneat...

You finally SEE something you couldn’t see before. A pattern. A truth. A piece of yourself you’ve been missing. And then… your nervous system has questions. 😂 Because seeing something clearly and actually living differently because of it are two very different things. In this episode, we pick up where Episode 243 left off: What’s underneath the thing? But once you see what’s underneath… what happ...

What if the thing you think is the problem… isn’t actually the whole problem? You’re angry. You’re exhausted. You don’t know what you want. You just want peace. You keep saying you’re fine. But what if there’s something underneath all of that? In this episode of Getting Through the Week, Dr. KellyRae explores what happens when we stop rushing to fix what we’re experiencing and get curious about wh...

Have you ever said, “I don’t know what to do,” when maybe the truth is that you actually know what you want—you just don’t know what happens next? Those are two very different things. In this episode, we’re going underneath the sentence. Because sometimes “I don’t know” isn’t a lack of information. Sometimes it’s where we stop ourselves from hearing something we already know. What if the question...

In this episode, Dr. KellyRae explores what happens when you stop forcing yourself to know what comes next. Because sometimes the hardest thing isn't making a decision. It's admitting: I don't know yet. And for those of us who have spent a lifetime figuring things out, making a plan, keeping everyone comfortable, and doing what needs to be done...that can feel surprisingly dangerous. We'll talk ab...

In this episode, Dr. KellyRae explores what happens when you start noticing that you're simply done—with a relationship, a role you've carried for years, always being the strong one, saying yes when you mean no, waiting for something to change, or even a version of yourself you no longer recognize. But being done doesn't always mean you need to walk away. Sometimes it means you need a conversation...

Growth is often celebrated as exciting, empowering, and transformational. But what happens when growth feels unfamiliar? What happens when you look at your life and realize you're changing—not dramatically, but enough that you no longer quite recognize the person you've always been? In this episode, Dr. KellyRae explores one of the most overlooked parts of personal growth: the discomfort of becomi...

We spend a lot of time talking about what happens when life doesn't go according to plan. But what about when it does? What happens when the thing you've been working toward, healing for, praying for, or dreaming about finally starts becoming real? In this episode, Dr. KellyRae explores a side of personal growth that doesn't get talked about nearly enough—the emotional discomfort that often accomp...

For many of us, survival mode becomes so familiar that we stop asking ourselves one important question: What do I actually want? Not what everyone else needs. Not what's practical. Not what's expected. Not what's required. What do you want? In this episode, Dr. KellyRae explores why so many people struggle to answer that question after years of caretaking, people-pleasing, surviving, and carrying...

In this episode of Getting Through the Week, Dr. KellyRae explores a challenge many people never expect to face: What happens when life stops being about survival? For years, many of us become experts at managing responsibilities, solving problems, carrying burdens, and getting through difficult seasons. We learn how to be strong. We learn how to endure. We learn how to survive. But eventually lif...

In this episode of Getting Through the Week, Dr. KellyRae explores something many people struggle with but rarely talk about openly: self-trust. Have you ever asked multiple people for advice while quietly suspecting you already knew the answer? Have you ever ignored your exhaustion, dismissed your intuition, overridden your boundaries, or second-guessed yourself into confusion? If so, you're not...

In this episode of Getting Through the Week, Dr. KellyRae explores a side of personal growth that doesn't get talked about nearly enough: grief. Not grief after loss, but grief during transformation. As we heal, grow, and become more self-aware, we often outgrow old identities, coping mechanisms, and survival strategies that once helped us make it through difficult seasons of life. While growth is...

Who are you becoming? Not who you used to be. Not who you've always been. Not even who you want to become. Who are you becoming right now? In this episode, Dr. KellyRae explores one of the most unexpected parts of personal growth: the moment when the old version of you no longer fits, but the new version isn't fully familiar yet. Through personal stories and reflections, she shares what it looks l...

Have you ever finally gotten the peace you've been longing for... only to discover that peace feels strangely uncomfortable? For years, Dr. KellyRae believed she wanted less stress, fewer responsibilities, more balance, and more breathing room. But as life gradually became calmer, something unexpected happened. The silence got loud. In this deeply personal episode, Dr. KellyRae explores what happe...

What if part of you is afraid of being supported? Not because you don't want help. Not because you don't want love. Not because you don't want partnership. But because somewhere along the way, you learned that support wasn't something you received—it was something you provided. In this episode, Dr. KellyRae explores a surprising realization from her own healing journey: she wasn't afraid of being...

For years, many of us have walked around believing we were a problem to be fixed. Too emotional. Too sensitive. Too much. Not enough. We spend years trying to change ourselves, heal ourselves, improve ourselves, and become someone different, all while carrying the belief that something is fundamentally wrong with us. But what if that's not true? What if the behaviors, fears, coping mechanisms, and...

Have you ever found yourself wanting more for your life—better health, stronger relationships, greater financial freedom, more confidence, or more peace—yet somehow still finding yourself repeating the same patterns? In this episode, we explore one of the most challenging truths about personal growth: The life you want often requires a different version of you than the one that created your curren...

So many people deeply crave connection… while simultaneously being terrified of being fully seen. Not the polished version. Not the “I’m fine” version. Not the carefully curated version we show the world. But the real version. The vulnerable version. The imperfect version. The human version. In this deeply honest and emotionally powerful episode of Getting Through the Week, Dr. KellyRae explores e...

So many people are incredibly good at giving. Giving support. Giving love. Giving encouragement. Giving time. Giving energy. Giving care. But when it comes time to receive those same things back? Suddenly it feels uncomfortable. In this deeply honest and healing episode of Getting Through the Week, Dr. KellyRae explores why so many people struggle to receive love, support, rest, help, softness, an...

So many women have been praised for being “the strong one.” The one who handles everything. The one who keeps going no matter what. The one who carries the emotional weight. The dependable one. The resilient one. The one everyone leans on. But what happens when the strong woman becomes exhausted? What happens when strength slowly turns into survival… and survival turns into emotional burnout? In t...

So many people have spent years in survival mode without even realizing it. Handling responsibilities. Pushing through exhaustion. Holding everything together. Staying strong. Taking care of everyone else while quietly disconnecting from themselves. But what happens when survival stops being a temporary season…and becomes identity? In this deeply honest episode, Dr. KellyRae explores the emotional...

Why does someone’s silence sometimes feel louder than words? In this deeply personal episode of Getting Through the Week, we’re talking about the emotional spiral that can happen when communication suddenly changes… when the texts stop, the calls slow down, or someone we care about goes quiet. For many of us, silence doesn’t just create uncertainty — it activates old wounds, survival patterns, and...